Folding chair



June 24, 1930. G. D. scHERMERHoRN Y 1,765Q942 FOLDING CHAIR Filed April Q 1928 INVEHTOR ATTORH EYS Patented June 24,1930 y f 1,755,942 y l.

Application iled- April 9, 1928.v vSerialjlo. 268,397.

vingv chair.l ltaken on the` same `line asgFig. 1 showing aY An object is to provide a folding4 chair slightly modified form offconstruction.y

of a sturdy and rigid construction adapted My folding chair includes a pair of up 5 for use in assembly halls and the like and rightsl() (only one ofl which is here shown) 55 whichmay be folded flat for storage, which connected in spaced apart relationship vat chair is kso constructed that the back, seat their upper. ends by Aa back member l2 and and legs fold within the uprights into a-brace rod 14 and at their-lower ,endsbya' alignment therewith, and the entireengage- Vbrace vrod 16. A pair of legs 18 (onlyone of ment and connection ofthe folding parts y,is which is here shown) are held in spaced G0' such that the back folds y with the legs and apart relationshipat their lower ends by a between the legsA and into' alignment thererod. 2 0 and are pivotally supported at theirl with within the uprightsv uponfthe folding upper ends between the uprights'upon pinsk of the seat Within the uprights and the seat 22., one of which is provided for eachleg.y

Y lMy 'inventionirelatesto' an improved fold- 5iis a vviewfof a fragment vvof vthecha'ir 175' when folded overlies the back and legs and is A back24: is .pivoted betweenthe legs at c5 laterally offset therefrom. Y its lower end upon pins 2 6 and is slidably Certain meritorious features reside inthe p ivotally supported at .itsupper end bypins mounting of the backk between the legs and` 28 which are mounted within slots 80 formedY between the uprights to accomplish the dein the uprights so that the pin 28 maytravel 20 scribed folding thereof andthe vmounting therethrough inthe unfolding and folding 7o of the seat between the uprights'andfthe legs ofthe chair. .v ,v Vandthe yconnectionthereof with' the legs ysoA There is formed upon the yinside of each that the seat limits the unfolding movement leg a linearly extending. narrow slot l32. A of the legs'and the legslimit the unfolding seat 34 is pivoted upon a rod between movement of the seat and the folding of the. the uprights intermediate its ends.y The `75 seat serves to fold-the legs and back Within rear end of the s eat carries a pivotallysup- C the uprights. ,Y l ported angular gudgeon 38 1nountedufo1 Another meritorious feature lies in the pivotal movement upon a pin' 40 and pro# relative arrangement of the pivotal supports vided with a fiat` thin lipj2 which is reof the folding partsandy particularly the ceived VWithin the slot 32 to travel there-` S0 speciflcconnection between these'at and theY through. f l legs wherebythe seat is thrown eccentrically j When the chair is .folded from the' p osie with respect to the legs during lthe, folding tionshow'n in Fig.v Lto' thatshcwn in Fig. 2, operation so that whilefallthe parts arej the l.elevation of the front end-of the seat i y \35,` folded withinthe uprights the seat is laterdraws thelegs Withinthe uprights,the lipjsa l allyjoffset vtherein with respect to the legs. @traveling through the slot 32 in thexlegs,

' Other meritorious and worthwhile feauntil theb'acltv 24 and the legsl are artures will more fully appear from'the fol-y vranged substantiallyin alignment within'l lowing specification,v appended claims and the uprightsand the seat 34 isthrown lati accompanying drawing7 wherein:` erally forwardly byvvirtue of its/connection 90 Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional viewthrough with the legs andalsothat it is'pivoted at a holding chair embodying my invention 36 lforwardly of the pivotal connection of showing the chairunfolde the back and legs with thefuprightsuntil Fig. 2 is a view taken onv the same line vas the seat when folded overlies the legs and '45 Fig. lV showing the chair folded. f back and yis laterally offset the legs and 95y f Fig. 3 is `a Vfragmentary sectional `view back within the uprights.

Atake'n'on the line 8 3 of'Fig. 2. When thechair is unfolded ythe legs are Y l Fig. `4: is a perspective of an end fragment swung rearwardly bythe; 'seat 'and the; co'ii-v f of the seat sh wing thefpivotal vgudgeon, necti'onY between-thelegs and seatis such 0 and j that therear'war'd movementof the. 'legs lis 10'0 n Y limitedV bythe seat and the upward move# ment of the rear end of the seat is limited A- by the legs. V'Duringlthe folding operation it will be seen that the pin 28 will travelV i downwardly in. the slot 30 Vin the uprights and when the chair is unfoldedrfthe pin will A traveljupwardly therein;

' In Fig. 5 a slightrinodicatonis shown:

namely, the slot k32jis VContinued upwardly .beyondthe pointshown in the other `figures n Y ofthe drawing and the back' 24 is mounted Y upon a stationary pivot 280 lin the uprights i i' and upon ra slidab'le pivot 260 within slotsY 32 above the lip 42 of the gudgeonBS so that the lowerend of the back `has a slidable movement with. respect to the legs rather between the uprights adjacent-to thel'rear Y edge thereof and provided on opposite sides"y at its lower end with gudgeons arranged.

within saidvslots to travel'. therethrough'to cause theback to fold with the legs within the uprights. 1 I L In testimony whereof, I, GEORGE'Y'KD. SCHERMERHORN', sign this specification.

GEORGE D. SCHERMERHORN. Y

than thevupper end of the back as shown f e inthe Vfirst four figures of the drawing. 77X/Vhat I Claim is: f

l. A folding ohairhaving a pair offnupr1ghts,'a panof legspivoted therebetween to be swujng'o-ut-wardly therefrom intosuportin relationshi` therewith or to.. be E) folded therebetween, vsaid Vlegs having' longitudlnalV slots formed on their inner sidesl a seatpivoted intermediate itsends between i the uprights, a gudgeon 'pivoted toV each side Y ofthe seat-aty its rear end havingla portion uprights'jand having a gudgeon at'its'lower end upon.; each sidearrangedwithinthe vslot ofthe adjacent 'leg Vto travelV therethrough l upon the folding and-unfolding of the chair,

'Y overlapping relationship lwith the. bachr within'the' uprights.

Y to be swung outwardly therefrom into's'upv '.portingrelationship with respectthereto or Y to beY folded between the uprights, said legs having linearly JeXtending Vslots formed said seat gudgeon having that portion which 1s engaged 1n the slot of the leg offset rearwardly its pivotal connection with the seat whereby upon the folding'of the chair the seatv is thrown forwardly of the legs and in `2. A folding chair having afpair of uprights, a pair of legs pivoted to the'uprights upon their inner sides, a'V seat 'pivoted' be i tween the uprights adjacentV thegforward ing of the seat and to spreadthe legs away from the uprightsupon the unfolding of the seat, and to throwthe seat forwardly edge thereof to fold therein orto be 'unfolded, gudgeons arranged on opposite edges of the` seat having rearwardly offset portions .adapted to travel within Vthe slots in the legsto limit theupward movement of the'rear end of the seat and the rearward -inov'enient ofthe legs Vand adapted to'draw the legs within the uprights upon the foldof the legsfupon thevfolding ofthe legs, a

` back pivotally supported at' its upper end 

